Wet cat says “I’m cold”
This is one of those videos where it seems that the cat is speaking English. The cat is in a bath and appears to have been bathed which is why it is appropriate to say ‘I’m cold’. But the sound … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: cat sounds
Do domestic cats chuff?
Domestic cats don’t chuff. Tigers chuff. It is a form of communication made at close range and part of the tiger’s greeting behaviour. The tiger chuff is sometimes described as a ‘prusten’. I believe that they are the same sound. … Continue reading →
How do cats say meow in Chinese?
How do cats say meow in Chinese? What the question is asking is how people speaking the Chinese language say the word ‘meow’. Or the question could be re-written: How do you write and speak the cat sound ‘meow’ in … Continue reading →
What do snow leopards sound like?
Here are three audio files which tell you what snow leopards sound like. The sounds are unmistakably from a large wild cat. There is that raw and intimidating aspect to wild cat sounds, even those from small wild cats. Sometimes … Continue reading →
Trump hissing like a cat
A short video on a loop of President Trump hissing like a cat. It’s all fake but it made me laugh. That’s all I can say.
Continue reading →Bobcat Sounds
This page deals with bobcat sounds (vocal communication) and extends to other forms of communication, which are visual marks and olfactory signals. These forms of communication inform others of the cat’s occupation of a territory and helps to avoid encounters … Continue reading →
What is physically happening inside a cat when he purrs? Does the cat choose when to purr?
At one time, in the long distant past, there was a theory that the cat’s voicebox had nothing whatsoever to do with purring. Experts argued that it was to do with the cat’s blood flowing through her veins into the … Continue reading →
Cat ‘speaking in tongues’ is the guttural yowl of a cat not to be messed with
This is a really nice example of a ‘cat speaking in tongues’, as Lori Dorn describes it, on the Laughing Squid website. This strange guttural yowl is often seen on the internet and it puzzles a lot of people. It … Continue reading →
How do cats take it when they meow at you and then you respond by copying them and meowing back?
I think I can answer this in one sentence but I welcome the input of others. If you meow at a domestic cat they will hear a sound but they won’t relate to it as a meow from a cat. … Continue reading →
When your cat talks, what does she usually say?
When your cat talks, what does she usually say? When a domestic cat ‘speaks’ she is usually requesting something using the meow sound which varies tremendously in volume, tone and frequency depending on the individual cat and the circumstances. Therefore … Continue reading →